Sisters to Feature at Friday Benefit Show
Bernie Armstrong, KDKA Pittsburgh staff organist, heads a Friday June 14 program at Andrews Methodist church featuring three NBC Blue Network sisters Barbara Elaine and Shirley Kinder. They will sing, arrange music, and work at their father Warren Kinder's flower shop between broadcasts and rehearsals. Tickets 50 cents are sold by local fire department members for the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department benefit.
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Bernie Armstrong
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Andrews Methodist Church
Grafton
NBC Blue
Barbara £Laine
Shirley Kinder
Warren Kinder
Kinder
Bodycombe
May Kinder
Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church
Kinder Sisters
Reynaud Given New Appointments Amid War Tensions
The government reshuffle brings Paul Baudouin to oversee the econ staff and Indo China affairs, while Gen. Charles De Gaulle is promoted from colonel as authorities seek to boost leadership during wartime and ahead of renewed German offensives and Italian potential intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paul Baudouin
Econcompmattes
Presini
Indo-China
Guaud
Charles de Gaulle
German Offensive Along Somme and Paris Fronts
Reported large fresh German divisions attacked along a 200 mile front from the English Channel to Montmedy and Longwy with Adolf Hitler directing operations. The plan aimed at a pincers move to Le Havre and the Seine mouth and another toward Paris near the Ailette canal. German estimates cited about 1,000,000 French engaged as pressure mounts.
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Somme
Battkries
Germany
Adolf Hitler
le Havre
Seine River
Paris
Ailette
Oise
Aisne
English Channel
Mont~medy
Longwy
Finders
Deutschland
Britain
Exclusive Jewelers Advertises Confidence in Diamonds
Skaggs and Company promotes lasting value through ownership of fine diamonds, inviting buyers to buy with confidence at their exclusive jewelry shop.
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Skaggs and Company
Pattern 119 two piece suit and playsuit from Claire Tilden
Claire Tilden offers Pattern 119 a complete all in one sewing ensemble for summer wear. The set includes a two piece suit with a short sleeve jacket and a front buttoning skirt plus a shorts and bra outfit. The jacket features stitched darts at the shoulders and a fitted waist with a round neckline. The skirt back panel has no side seams and the shorts have side buttons and front pleats. The four pieces mix with other costumes to extend wardrobe while staying within budget. Pattern 119 comes in misses sizes 12 through 20 with size 16 requiring 5 1 2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 15 cents with order to Pattern Department Grafton Sentinel 70 Fifth Avenue New York.
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Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
Arrest of Five Paris Defeatists Shocks Cabinet Reform
Paris on June 6 1940 Premier Reynaud reshaped his cabinet and intensified action against defeatism as five prominent Paris figures were arrested on charges of managing state security. Named detainees include Robert Fabre Pace Serpeignes Li Gobineau Alain Laubreaux Paul Monton and Charles Lesca. Telefrance reported the government’s move shows resolve to continue war with the Allies for victory and also arrested several newspapermen linked to a weekly aligned with defeatist sentiment.
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Paris
Reynaud
Robert Fabre-Pace
Serpeignes Li Gobineau
Alain Laubreaux
Paul Monton
Charles Lesca
Telefrance
Recall of furloughed rail workers in Columbus area
Nearly 700 furloughed workmen in the Columbus area were recalled by five major railroads. The Pennsylvania, Chesapeake and Ohio lines each restored 300 men, the Norfolk and Western 50, with minor additions by the New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Nazi raid updates stir Britain amid renewed safety appeals
The government urged parents to register children for evacuation to Wales and the Midlands as air raids injured six people lightly. Incendiaries hit Thames docks and warehouses as explosions rattled east coast towns. one German plane was believed down near an east coast town. Night searches lit the skies as gunfire sounded. several bombs fell into the sea in places while others caused only distant detonations. Incendiaries also targeted Essex, with most hits in open fields.
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Dan
Wales
Midlands
Air and Home Security
Thames
London
Chamberlain
Essex
Condon
Sea
Salt to kill grass between sidewalk sections fails
A reader suggests a quick lawn fix to kill grass growing in cement walk joints by mixing salt into boiling water and pouring it over the grass. The method is presented as a home remedy from a 550 ca column.
Britain Keeps Chamberlain in War Cabinet After Daladier Split
London papers reveal cabinet changes arrived too late for editorial comment. Daladier’s fall prompts speculation Britain may follow France in reshuffling. Churchill retains Chamberlain as lord president of the council while others face pressure for a civil service housecleaning and war mobilization. Bevin announces sweeping labor mobilization measures and a new order banning strikes to direct economy to armament production.
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London
Britain
France
Edouard Daladier
Munion
Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Munich
Laborite Daily Herald
Kingsley Wood
Lord Simon
Viscount Caldecote
Dominiors
Ernest Bevin
Petition Signers Targeted as Rejection Possible
Eight petition signers were arrested on charges of voting in the primary. The grand jury will receive information on petition signers next week amid investigations in Hancock and other counties. Communists deny misrepresentation while Protestant groups urge action and file communications with officials.
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William Moore
Hancock County
J. Blackburn Watts
Kanawha County
Meadows
Raleigh
Marshall
Monongalia
Taylor County
Holt
W. S. O'Brien
The
Legion
Communist Party
FRENCH MILITARY REPORTS HOLDING ALLIED LINES
Allied lines held despite dive bomber attacks as German forces made small gains at two spearpoints. The war ministry said defenses adapted to modern conditions helped absorb advances, while Premier Paul Reynard tightened control after a dawn German offensive under Hitler’s command following the battle of Flanders.
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Reynaud
Jean Prouvost
Publsher
Louis O. ‘Frossard
Anatole de Monzle
Yvon Delbos
Popular Front
Leon Blum
Daladier
Albert Sarraut
Georges Pernot
Ministry of Public Health
Marcel
Norway
War Ministry
Peronne
Paris
Paul Reynend
Adolf Hitler
Flanders
Adla Tablets Offer Stomach Relief Deal
An old ad urges readers not to pay 3 to 5 dollars for stomach trouble relief and promotes Adla Tablets with a two week supply for 1.25. It promises relief or money back from UNION DRUG CO.
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Baeks
Lovable Pets Quick Stitch Pattern Offer
Advertisement for blue ribbon pet themed embroidery patterns. Pattern 6619 includes a transfer image 15 by 1934 inches with color chart and stitch illustrations. Request ten cents by mail to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept at 259 W 14th Street New York NY, with name and address and pattern number.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Tank Advance Costs German Drive Toward Paris
Allied lines near Compiegne hold as German armor presses on toward Paris with a costly push. French bombers claim success destroying rail facilities at Peronne and Colomiers while air observers report fires raging behind German lines and attacks on Mannheim Ulm Ludwigs hafen and Munich.
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Paris
Compiegne
Amiens
Somme
Peronne
Laon
Soissons
Maginot
Germany
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Germen
United States
Mannheim
Ulm
Ludwigshafen
Munich
Fifth Column Threat Spurs Young Lawyers Call
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover urged young lawyers to apply as the bureau seeks more agents amid plans to expand manpower to 1 600. Congress fast tracked a deportation bill for aliens involved in espionage or sabotage as the Senate weighs defense force ideas and limits on WPA rolls for aliens, Communists and Nazi members. General Marshall pressed for an army rise to 410 000 with a 50 000 increase possible under current plans. Foreign affairs committees in both houses held hearings yesterday on related issues.
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FBI
Roosevelt
Department
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
House
Senate
Manpower Inc.sase
Senate Military Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Army
George C. Mrshall
House Military Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
US oppose transfer of American lands in Monroe stance
A proposed resolution would restate the Monroe doctrine to benefit Germany and place the United States on record opposing the transfer of American hemisphere lands from one non American nation to another.
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Germany
United States
Ambassadors report on massive Allied war materiel purchases
The French purchasing commission completed its first one billion dollar plane buying program. Morgenthau said Allies sought permission to acquire surplus World War II arms and referred purchasing agents to the War Department. Attorney General Jackson ruled such sales would not violate the law.
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Comunuen
Page Oue
French Purchasing Commission
Morgenthau
War Department
Jackson
Big Festival Continues With Pageant And Horse Show
An outdoor program featured songs dances and acts with costumed participants. The day included a horse show and field day events such as husband calling and packing judging contests for strawberry brewers with Queen Jean and princesses honored at Agnes Howard hall. The pageant A Southern Romance will be repeated tonight as a second day climax.
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College
Seth
Jean
Agnes ‘Howard Hall
Strawberry Brewers
Morton H. Purr
Adria
Growers' Sweepstakes Hopes for 1940 Berry Crop Lead
A grower with a 1940 crop enters the annual sweepstakes amid predictions that the harvest could reach about 100,000 gallons. The scene hints at peak excitement as festivities begin and mentions a looming signal tied to a broader national campaign.
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Yleki
Italy in Danger Zone Orders Parachutist Corps Formation
Ships bound for Italian ports must notify port authorities of entry time and position in the danger zone. Two American vessels, the Excalibur and Exmouth, must continue their routes under surveillance. Fascist forces mobilize en masse as Italy consolidates wartime authority and unity.
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Talian
Genoa
Europe
Exmouth
Italy
Early Bird Mohawk Medicine Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Old Mohawk Medicine 49 in a large 12 oz bottle promising to combat fatigue and digestive discomfort. It cites constipation causing acid indigestion bloating dizziness coated tongue sour taste and headaches and offers mail order with extra charge. Malone's Cut Rail Store.
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Malone
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Shahed
Indianapolis
Tosi
Shaw
Santas
Speedway
Firestone Convoy Tires
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Standard
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